Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 54: Who Is It?

Chapter 54: Who Is It?

"That'll take a while to explain." Li Qianhan seemed to be very interested in this topic, as he put down his teacup and prepared to start complaining about the man.

But as soon as he started talking, he immediately inspected himself, pointing his fan towards Yun Ruoyan with a smile. “You're trying to get information from me, aren't you? Well, I wanted to tell you, but I've promised the man not to reveal anything, or he won't let me taste the 150-year-old alcohol he likes!"

"Then, I'm not interested in you, so you should go." Yun Ruoyan tried to chase away the annoying man. “I will rest... also, please tell the person that my poison is very unusual, and even my grandfather cannot do anything about it. Even though I saved his life and he promised to help me deal with the poison, I didn't realize how difficult it was, so—”

"You crazy?!" Li Qianhan immediately stopped Yun Ruoyan. "Do you know how much the promise is worth ?!"

“Hmph! I don't want a promise, however valuable, from someone who won't even tell me his name!"

These were his sincere words, the terrible experience from his previous life had made him unable to trust strangers easily.

Li Qianhan jumped out of his chair. “You may be a little ugly, but you're really quite attractive. I'm getting curious about you.”

“Aduh, no. Just stay away..”

"Ha ha." Li Qianhan smiled before taking out two bottles from his pocket, one black and one white. “White bottle contains the life essence pill that you gave me last time, and the black bottle is the antidote to the poison. It probably won't be able to treat your poison completely, but it will be able to suppress its effects. After all, it won't harm you"

“……”

Before Yun Ruoyan could say anything, Li Qianhan had already left two bottles on the table and jumped out the window once more.

The two bottles were lying on his small, round tea table.

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Return to Dou Yao and Jin Fei'er…

It had been the twelfth day since they entered the imperial territory, and they still had not left. On one hand, Jin Fei'er had been severely injured, even though her injuries had already started to heal, she was still weak and her health was poor.

These past few days, Dou Yao had to carry him on his back.

On the other hand, Dou Yao deliberately slowed down his pace. Carrying such a beauty on her back every day did not make her tired at all, and was instead refreshing. If he could have a girl like her all the time, then he wouldn't even mind dying!

Jin Fei'er was smart enough to see through Dou Yao's mind, of course, but given how dependent she was on him, she dared not try to urge him. All she could do was call him "Sister, Big Brother," every few minutes to persuade him.

As soon as he left the territory, he swore he would make this loathsome man kneel and beg for his mercy for three days and three nights to dispel his anger and resentment towards him.

But as he was walking, Dou Yao heard his stomach rumble. He quickly turned around and smiled curiously. “Are you not hungry? Let me get you something to eat.”

"I'm not hungry!" Faced with the monkey-like smiling face of Dou Yao, Jin Fei'er became even more irritated, and he cursed that he could not just fly away from this realm and this vile and disgusting man.

"Alright fine!" Dou Yao followed him every wish, after all, she was beautiful, and she would do everything to make him happy.

Dou Yao finally turned around and continued walking. Lying on his back, Jin Fei'er suddenly became a little nauseous due to her bald head, and she quickly shouted, "Brother, quickly put me down!"

He lowered it, and he was slightly panting, but nothing appeared except a little bile.

"... Can we get a little something to eat?" He closed his eyes and lay down on the grass, muttering weakly.

"Sure! Just wait, I will catch the chicken and make a delicious dish that I learned from the imperial cook.” Dou Yao continued to speak, only to find that Jin Fei'er was lying motionless by his side, it was as if he was sleeping. He smiled and hummed as he walked into the forest in search of the chicken he had promised.

As a fourth rank swordsman, it was not difficult to catch a wild chicken. Intending to bake it in the mud, Dou Yao went to look for some large leaves that could be used to wrap chickens.

He looked around before suddenly looking at the dark green plant in a small corner, with two leaves that were just the right size.

But as he approached to pick the leaves, he suddenly recognized the plant, and his eyes became bright. The leaves secrete what is essentially an aphrodisiac. Male or female, anyone who discovers leaf secretions will quickly be overwhelmed by sexual desire.

There is only one drug, really related**** with others! He found out about this plant in the brothel he frequented, and his heart could not stop pounding due to his luck.

After pondering for a moment, Dou Yao decided to follow through on his plan, picking two large leaves to wrap a soft wild chicken and making a delicious and poisonous meal.

"Here, eat chicken."

Doou Yao gave Jin Fei'er a very fragrant chicken. Although Jin Fei'er was very weak, he forced himself to stay awake, and he was always somewhat wary around Dou Yao without ever relaxing.

"Eat too, Brother," he said with a smile at Dou Yao. Even though he was very hungry, every time they ate, he always made him taste first.

Dou Yao looked at the chicken in his hand before taking a big bite.

He doesn't mind being poisoned! After all, there was no one around them, and the antidote was right before his eyes. Even if he somehow died, it would happen after satisfying his every wish!

"By good? Feel my cooking skills!”

Seeing Dou Yao enjoying his chicken, Jin Fei'er finally let her guard down and started eating.

Dou Yao was no better, he had long since removed his vest and pants.

It was only then that Jin Fei'er finally realized that something was wrong with her chicken, and she threw it away without a second thought, her eyes carefully staring at Dou Yao opposite her.

But as soon as he glanced at her, it was as if mist was covering his eyes. He blinked, and the Dou Yao in front of him seemed to have turned into someone else entirely.

“Sister Wang, you're not dead? Oh, Brother Wang, I miss you!”

Jin Fei'er's meek and gentle body found strength in her sudden excitement, and she leaped into Dou Yao's embrace.

"I miss you too, my dear." Dou Yao would naturally not see a horse reward in the mouth.

So the two wrapped around each other and became prey to their worldly passions.

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As soon as the first ray of light pierced through the window, Yun Ruoyan got up and prepared to apply her grandfather's potion to her face. She had washed the fake birthmark on her face before going to bed, and now, before Peony had come to help her with her morning routine, she had to make a new birthmark once again.

He took out a few bottles from the dimension of his pocket, and, facing the mirror, Yun Ruoyan began to apply her unique makeup.

As his grandfather instructed, he started by mixing the powder in a black and red bottle inside a basin filled with water. Once the two powders were mixed together, they immediately reacted and formed a dark red sticky substance. If he mixed the two powders in different proportions, the substance could even have another color.

Yun Ruoyan had to make her scab look better than the day before; if it looked too serious, then there would be unnecessary attention. For example, what if his grandmother sent him a doctor to examine his wounds?

So, today, she would make it a dark red color, in two days, she would make it black and fall out, and then she could make it look like a regular birthmark once again.

First, he applied a layer of ointment that could make his face red and swollen, before removing the sticky red substance and rubbing it on his right cheek.

Moments later, when the substance dried up, Yun Ruoyan's scab on her injured birthmark looked as natural as before the poison was cleared from her body.

He was very satisfied with the result.

After all this preparation, the Peony finally appeared at his doorstep.

"Lake in." Yun Ruoyan sat in front of the dressing table, waiting for her to help comb her hair.

The peony left a basin of hot water on the table to cool down, to be used to help Yun Ruoyan take a bath later. He smiled as he was behind Yun Ruoyan, picked up a cherry brush, and began to help comb Yun Ruoyan's hair.

"Miss, are you going to cultivate again today?"

"No, not today. After breakfast, I will head to my grandfather's house.” Yun Ruoyan examined herself from the mirror. "Don't forget about what I told you to do."

"Peony will never dare, madam." He continued to smile while combing Yun Ruoyan's hair. “I will definitely keep an eye on Ling Lan as long as you go.”

Yun Ruoyan asked for a simple unadorned hairstyle, not too luxurious or complicated.

Peony sighed, recalling the days when Yun Ruoyan seemed unhappy because the hair on her temple could never cover her birthmark completely. But now, his master seemed to have gotten used to his appearance, and did not care at all to hide his birthmark! He finally overcame his complexity, and Peony was very happy for him.

"Miss, ever since you returned from the imperial kingdom, your skin has gotten better!"

"Is that so?" Yun Ruoyan smiled like a Peony.

“Your hair, for example, used to be smooth and dark, but now it is more shiny than ever. And skin! It was already quite white, but now it sparkles and even looks a little translucent.”

After clearing out the poison that had plagued his body for so many years and jumping three ranks in his cultivation, it was impossible for his appearance to not change.

Yun Ruoyan looked at her reflection in the mirror and quietly cheered herself on, Yun Ruoyan, you will continue to get better and better!

After taking a bath, Xi Lan brought a tray of food: a bowl of bird nest soup accompanied by two plates of sweet and refreshing snacks. Yun Ruoyan's appetite was spurred just by looking at her food.

Jokingly, he commented that, for once, Xi Lan had specially made him food.

Xilan smiled. “Mistress, I didn't make this! After all you know how small our cottage is, and we don't have the personnel or equipment to have our own kitchenette. Old Matriarch asked me to send this. ”

Yun Ruoyan nodded as she started eating. A cold, refreshing soup slid down his throat, and he tilted his head back happily.

His gaze was fixed on the two small bottles, black and white, that the young man had left behind yesterday.

He grabbed the black bottle and examined it in his hand, before finding something that seemed to be engraved on the bottom of the bottle.

"Hmm?" Yun Ruoyan flipped the bottle upside down, noticing that two characters had been carved on its base.

"Li, San." He frowned. "Who is Li San?"